Island of Lost Minds....
Would you agree in that description?
You know whats weird about Buckethead?
I can\'t give Island or Cuckoo clocks of hell because it\'s too heavy.
But I can give Colma and Population Override because of it\'s emotion and calm mood. It\'s not demented.
So whats next for Bucket in the next half of 2004? Will my dad be able to play any other projects by Bucket in the near future?
I kinda think "BHL2" started the whole "heavy as hell" thang, "Island" & "Cuckoo Clocks" continued it--ya could even add in "Brain Circus"--& the only interruption since has been the absolutely beautiful "Population Override"
(of course, "Shine" has come out also, but I\'m talking albums with "Buckethead" as a primary artist)
I LOVE the fact that I can buy my mother-in-law copies of "Colma" & "Electric Tears" then warn her to stay the hell away from "Cuckoo Clocks of Hell"
I LOVE that I can introduce such a wide variety of my friends to such a wide variety of music all from one freaking genius
& of course, I LOVE their expression when they pick up the [glb]wrong [/glb]thang . . .
I\'m listening to Cuckoo right now and I absolutely love it. It\'s extremely fast in parts, like machine gun fire. In other parts it\'s slow and melodic. I just love anything Buckethead does. He\'s definitely, without a doubt, my favorite guitarist of all time. And if it\'s not apparent, Buckethead is like a mad scientist. He likes to forumlate new ideas, combinations, rhythms in his playing. Thus, albums like this one. I like his metal stuff more than the ambient because it\'s faster, there is more technique (like palm-muting) employed, and effects are utilized. He\'s over and beyond the "norm".